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Job Description
Assist biological and medical scientists in laboratories. Set up, operate, and maintain laboratory instruments and equipment, monitor experiments, make observations, and calculate and record results. May analyze organic substances, such as blood, food, and drugs.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 19-4021.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 46,130.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 22.00
- Currently, there are 74,720 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Biological Technicians”.
Also Known As…
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- Resource Biologist
- Research Technician
- Research Specialist
- Research Associate
- Research Assistant
- Laboratory Technician
- Environmental Technician
- Biological Technician
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- Wildlife Technician
- Veterinary Laboratory Technician
- Upstream Biomanufacturing Technician
- Specimen Technician
- Seed Analyst
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- Resource Biologist-Fisheries
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- Microbiology Technician
- Microbiology Quality Control Technician
- Microbiology Lab Assistant
- Microbiology Analyst
- Medical Technologist
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- Laboratory Worker
- Laboratory Associate
- Laboratory Assistant
- Lab Technologist
- Lab Supervisor
- Herbarium Worker
- Game Technician
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- Feed Research Aide
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- Downstream Biomanufacturing Technician
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- Biotechnologist
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- Biology Research Assistant
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- Biologist Aide
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- Biological Sciences Technician
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- Biological Science Aide
- Biological Aide
- Biochemistry Technician
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- Babcock Tester
- Artificial Inseminator
- Artificial Breeding Technician
- Artificial Breeding Laboratory Technician
- Aquatic Scientist
Tasks for “Molecular Research Technologist”
- Monitor laboratory work to ensure compliance with set standards.
- Conduct or supervise operational programs such as fish hatcheries, greenhouses and livestock production programs.
- Isolate, identify and prepare specimens for examination.
- Measure or weigh compounds and solutions for use in testing or animal feed.
- Clean, maintain and prepare supplies and work areas.
- Set up, adjust, calibrate, clean, maintain, and troubleshoot laboratory and field equipment.
- Examine animals and specimens to detect the presence of disease or other problems.
- Monitor and observe experiments, recording production and test data for evaluation by research personnel.
- Conduct research or assist in the conduct of research, including the collection of information and samples, such as blood, water, soil, plants and animals.
- Participate in the research, development, or manufacturing of medicinal and pharmaceutical preparations.
- Keep detailed logs of all work-related activities.
- Feed livestock or laboratory animals.
- Conduct standardized biological, microbiological or biochemical tests and laboratory analyses to evaluate the quantity or quality of physical or chemical substances in food or other products.
- Use computers, computer-interfaced equipment, robotics or high-technology industrial applications to perform work duties.
- Provide technical support and services for scientists and engineers working in fields such as agriculture, environmental science, resource management, biology, and health sciences.
- Analyze experimental data and interpret results to write reports and summaries of findings.
Related Technology & Tools
- Notebook computers
- Biological containment hoods
- Liquid nitrogen freezers
- Spectrophotometers
- Radioactive counters
- Inoculating loops
- Laser printers
- Stirring hotplates
- Refrigerated centrifuges
- Fluoride electrodes
- pH meters
- Water jacketed incubators
- Amino acid analyzers
- Homogenizers
- Ultracentrifuges
- Deoxyribonucleic acid DNA synthesizers
- Gel imaging apparatus
- Laboratory ovens
- Electrophorators
- Liquid handling robots
- Inverted microscopes
- Gel chromatography equipment
- Distillation equipment
- Flow cytometers
- Paraffin embedding consoles
- Automated microplate ELISA readers
- Automated tissue/slide stainers
- Inherit sequencing analysis systems
- Ultrasonic cleaners
- Titration burets
- Multichannel pipetters
- Anaerobic growth chambers
- Imaging systems
- Drying ovens
- Light/tissue culture microscopes
- Electrophoresis boxes
- Petri dishes
- Autoclaves
- Incubator microscopes
- Sterilizers
- Microplate shakers
- Aerobic growth chambers
- Full-face respirators
- Volumetric glassware
- Fluorometers
- Test tubes
- Waterbaths
- Coulter counters
- Bioanalyzers
- Glass washers
- Automatic pipetters
- Dissection microscopes
- High-voltage electrophoresis apparatus
- Balances
- Protein sequencers
- Microcentrifuges
- Hybridization ovens
- Microplate washers
- Polymerase chain reaction PCR equipment
- Vacuum dehydration units
- Agitators
- Personal computers
- Hematology cell counters
- Analytical balances
- Conductivity meters
- Cytofluorographs
- Automated cell counters
- Robotic laboratory equipment
- Polymerase chain reaction PCR thermocyclers
- Ultralow freezers
- Gas chromatographs GC
- Deoxyribonucleic acid DNA sequencers
- Centrifuges
- Ultraviolet water purification systems
- Incubators
- Microplate readers
- Ultramicrotomes
- Gene Runner
- Microsoft Access
- Thomson EndNote
- ClustalW
- MapInfo MapMarker
- ESRI ArcGIS software (analytical or scientific feature)
- Primer3
- BoxShade
- Graphics software
- Phred
- Database software
- Gene Codes Sequencher
- Microsoft Word
- Harvard Graphics
- Phrap
- Systat Software SigmaPlot
- PolyBayes
- Adobe Systems Adobe Acrobat
- Statistical software
- Corel WordPerfect
- Microsoft Outlook
- SAS
- Microsoft Office
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- Laboratory information management system LIMS
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop
- BD Biosciences CellQuest
- Systat Software Table Curve
- IBM Lotus 1-2-3
- Microsoft Project
- Microsoft Excel